2017
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-53110-6_7
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A Study on Modified-Modifying Sequence in the Compositions by Chinese Advanced Users of English

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“…Whereas in complex clauses in which the subordinate clause is linked by because , the sentence follows the modified‐modifying sequence (the modifying clause in final position), like English. W. Jiang (2017, p. 104) attributes this to L1 influence, in line with Xu (2010).…”
Section: Syntaxmentioning
confidence: 61%
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“…Whereas in complex clauses in which the subordinate clause is linked by because , the sentence follows the modified‐modifying sequence (the modifying clause in final position), like English. W. Jiang (2017, p. 104) attributes this to L1 influence, in line with Xu (2010).…”
Section: Syntaxmentioning
confidence: 61%
“…The data shows that these conjunctions only appear in initial and final position, in line with the description of standardized English by Biber, Johansson, Leech, Conrad, and Finegan (1999), who stated that only a small number of adverbial clauses appear in medial position, contrasting Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech, and Svartvik (1985). W. Jiang (2017, p. 104) states that this is likely a feature of Chinese English. Furthermore, the data shows that ‘a majority (78.2%) of the sentences follow the order of given information preceding new information’ (W. Jiang, 2017, p. 104).…”
Section: Syntaxmentioning
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